Project Helanthis taking root at Sunflower Theater by Jackie Nelson
PEABODY – Peabody’s Sunflower Theater was recently awarded a $9,200 grant from the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission. The grant will partially cover the costs of muralist Stan Herd to create an art piece for the Sunflower Theater.
Over Memorial Day Weekend, the theater will have two opportunities for residents to tour the theater and see the improvements that have been made and the restoration work to be done.
The theater will be open to residents Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Monday from noon until 2 p.m. Marilyn Jones will be at the theater giving away sunflower seeds in honor of the theater and in recognition of 2021 as The Year of the Sunflower. Herd, the muralist working on the project, may also be available to chat with community members interested in the mural project.
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Exhibit to honor pioneering Black musician, actress with PSU ties
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PITTSBURG, Kan. An exhibit opening Monday in the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts helps tell the story of pioneering Black musician, conductor, actress, and author Eva Jessye, who spent time at Pittsburg State University as an artist in residence and whose personal collection of documents is archived there.
Jessye also fought injustices in the world of performing arts that led to change, and was part of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington.
The exhibit includes photographs taken from PSU Special Collections, as well as three works of art that capture her likeness. An accompanying brochure, designed by graphic design major Katelyn Phelps, is available to visitors.
Mon, 02/08/2021
LAWRENCE The Spencer Museum of Art will reopen to the public Feb. 20 with two new exhibitions that explore the human body throughout history and across cultures.
Public gallery hours will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. Visitors can make a free reservation to explore the galleries, which will have reduced capacity in accordance with public health and safety guidelines.
“Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body” includes works ranging from ancient to contemporary that demonstrate how understandings of the body and its many complexities have changed over time. The exhibition includes two sound sculptures by Canadian artist Ingrid Bachmann titled “Embrace.” Bachmann’s work is a site-specific installation intended to help viewers calm and center their bodies.